Consecration to Mary: Young Karol made the Consecration to Mary when he wanted to be a theater artist. And just after making it, a thought came to his mind: "I want to be a priest"... but I don't want to be a priest, he reflected, I want to be a theater artist!... but the thought came back again and again and again... and he became a priest!... and then a Bishop, with the Motto of the Consecration... and then a Pope who choose the same Motto of the Consecration. It is the same Motto of the of the Consecration of St. Luis Maria Grignon de Montfort... following the same order of Redemption: God gave us Jesus through Mary, so now we give everything to Jesus through Mary.So,His "Motto" is "Totus Tuus", "I am all yours, Mary"..."All to Jesus trough Mary"

John Paul II is possibly the most athletic Pope in history. In his youth, he played soccer as a goal-keeper, took daring swims in the flooded Skawa River, and enjoyed skiing, hiking, mountain climbing and kayaking.

Hit by an automobile, he was at the hospital from February 29 to March 12, 1944.

Dissertation published by the Academy of Sciences of the Catholic University of Lublin: "Evaluation of the Possibility of Constructing a Christian Ethic based on the System of Max Scheler". - First edition of "Love and Responsibility" (ed. by TNKUL), in 1960.

Participates in the Second Vatican Council since 1963, making contributions to the documents that would become the Decree on Religious Freedom(Dignitatis Humanae) and the Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World(Gaudium et Spes), two of the most historic and influential products of the council.

When half of FR is going dull with silly opus *WHAT ABOUT ME* threads - it is absolutely beautiful that you dedicate a thread to the main news maker of today (and many days, for us Catholics) - and a man, who actually made a difference.

"The best, the surest , and the most effective way of establishing everlasting peace on the face of the earth is through the great power of perpetual adoration of the Blessed Sacrament." -- Pope John Paul II

He's a good man, a great man, a great leader, who was also the right man, the right leader for the Catholic Church when he was elected. His death can only mean that he has fulfilled the duties set before him, because of course, God wouldn't call him home before it was time. 'Well done, thou good and faithful servant.' And I say that as a Southern Baptist. He did me a lot of good, especially with his "Be not afraid" message, and he was a stumbling block to those who think Christian teaching must change with the changing times, or that the Catholic Church needs to be a democracy instead of fulfilling its sole purpose, which is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ. The Anglican Church has tried to 'modernize' and look where it's gotten them.

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posted on 04/01/2005 8:49:28 PM PST
by wimpycat
(Hyperbole is the opium of the activist wacko.)

The world will be poorer with his passing. I remember esp. how he got the young people all fired up. When he came to Chicago a few years ago, all the youth flocked to hear his message, like it was a big rock concert. They were hungry to hear his message.

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posted on 04/01/2005 8:53:23 PM PST
by Ciexyz
(Let us always remember, the Lord is in control.)

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